Death SS "The Cursed Singles" LP

The full story of Death SS is one that spans over forty years, but as with most bands that have had a truly revolutionary historical impact, it is the formative years of the band’s existence that are most significant. “The First Seal,” as it is described by band founder and creative director, Stefano Silvestri, encompassed the years between the band’s conceptual genesis in 1977 and Silvestri’s temporary departure in 1982. During this time, Silvestri envisioned and created an entity that would permanently alter the trajectory of heavy rock, metal, punk, and other related genres.As a boy in the provincial capital of Pesaro, Italy, on the country’s Adriatic coast, Silvestri’s vision was initially inspired by imagery conjured in the comic books of RG Publishing and that of Hammer films like “The Vampire Lovers,” “Lust for a Vampire,” and “Twins of Evil,” as well as books such as those in Sabellicus’ “Magia Pratica” trilogy. Additionally, the robed characters that would later take the music